thank you for the gift

I feel very fortunate that I can recognize gifts that have come into my life.

Gifts come in all sorts of packages. Sometimes they are the people you encounter in your life – both the ones who share kind words and the ones who cause pain. Some gifts are situations and circumstances that force you to look squarely at yourself to reveal who you are and what you stand for.

Then there are the gifts that come from within with the purpose of sharing with others. Some people aren’t even aware that they’ve been waiting for me to come along to show them something about this life we are all trying to live.  Or to share a new perspective that causes them to look at things in a different way.

What I know for sure is that I am thankful at the end of every day for being “the best person I can be” and that by doing so I open myself to give and receive all of my gifts.